title: Humor, aggression, and aging.
abstract: Humor response to aggressive cartoons was investigated by using ratings of pain and funniness of cartoons by 154 young and elderly men and women. No significant age differences were found; however, sex differences were found. For both young and elderly females, an inverted-U described the relationship between pain and funniness ratings. For young and elderly males, there was no relationship between pain and funniness. This is a preliminary step in exploring age differences in humor but may be relevant for those working with elderly persons.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Barrick
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Hutchinson
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Deckers
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic / Q000523:psychology*